Valerio Hoyos-Villegas

AAFC announces $11M in funding for Pulse Canada, including $1.6M for McGill's Pulse Breeding and Genetics Lab

Published: 14 February 2024

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced $11 million in new funding for Pulse Canada....

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Potential for Chickpea Production in the Northeast

Published: 31 January 2024

In a new article for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, Javed Sidiqi, Eric Bishop Von Wettberg and McGill Plant Science Assistant Professor Valerio Hoyos Villegas dive into the potential of...

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Montreal Seedy Weekend

Saturday, February 3, 2024 10:00toSunday, February 4, 2024 17:00

Espace pour la vie and Cultiver Montréal are pleased to announce the 24th edition of the Montreal Seedy Weekend to be held at the Planétarium on February 3 and 4.Planétarium de Montréal, 4801...

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McGill Macdonald Campus Student Wins Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation Award

Published: 10 January 2024

For the fourth year in a row, a McGill Plant Science student has won one of three annual Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Innovation scholarships, which recognize up-and-coming young plant...

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Bridging the Gaps | Phenomics: Where Plant Science and Engineering meet

Thursday, November 23, 2023 16:00to17:30

Join us on Thursday, November 23 for a dynamic research conversation with professors Valerio Hoyos-Villegas (Plant Science) and 21111 Lakeshore Road, St Anne de Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, CA...

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Journée portes ouverte sur l’amélioration génétique de légumineuses à l’Université McGill

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 08:30to13:00

Vous êtes cordialement invité.e à participer à une journée en champs consacrées à la culture du haricots secs, le développement de nouvelles variétés, l'agronomie et l'approvisionnement local....

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Feeding the World Population Sustainably

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 09:30to11:00

A Path from Impactful Development to Empowerment Without Jeopardizing Environmental Health ...

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Field Day at the Emile A. Lods Agronomy Research Centre

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 08:30to12:00

About the event /macdonaldCategory: Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Macdonald Campus Dept. of Plant Science

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McGill researchers granted 3.8M toward sustainable agriculture

Published: 29 April 2022

Three Mac-based research projects have been funded through FQRNT/MAPAQ’s first Partnership Research Program-Sustainable Agriculture . All of the projects fall under the scientific program developed...

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